Matthew 16:21

Jesus begins to tell the disciples he must suffer, be killed, and rise on the third day. It matters because it reveals the cross and resurrection as the heart of his mission.

Cross-references · 25

• Luke 24:6–7He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you while He was still in Galilee:
• Matt 17:22–23When they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.
• Matt 20:17–19As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside and said,
• 1 Cor 15:3–4For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
• Matt 17:12But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”
• Matt 27:63“Sir,” they said, “we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’
• Matt 20:28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
• Acts 2:23–32He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.
• Luke 17:25But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
• Mark 8:31Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again.
• John 2:19–21Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”
• Mark 9:31–32because He was teaching His disciples. He told them, “The Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill Him, and after three days He will rise.”
• Luke 9:22–27“The Son of Man must suffer many things,” He said. “He must be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”
• Luke 24:46And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,
• Luke 24:26–27Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?”
• Luke 9:31They appeared in glory and spoke about His departure, which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.
• Luke 18:31–34Then Jesus took the Twelve aside and said to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything the prophets have written about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.
• Mark 10:32–34As they were going up the road to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were amazed, but those who followed were afraid. Again Jesus took the Twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him:
• Matt 27:12And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer.
• Matt 26:47While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and elders of the people.
• Luke 9:44–45“Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.”
• Matt 26:2“You know that the Passover is two days away, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
• 1 Chr 24:1–19These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
• Matt 16:28Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”
• Neh 12:7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.

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